Urban Dogs

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Started in 1982 by CHARLIE HARPER of the UK SUBS to play the 100 CLUB because the UK SUBS wouldn't (they felt they shouldn't play there more than once a year because of their "pop star status"). The first main line-up of the band comprised of CHARLIE HARPER (UK SUBS - vocals/harmonica), KNOX (VIBRATORS -guitar) whom Charlie had met at a party, ALVIN GIBBS (UK SUBS - bass), and MATTHEW BEST (drums). The band had a pretty amateur approach to playing, taking the drums around in a car, and lugging the gear in to the 100 CLUB (where the band played regularly enough to almost be the house band) in front of often quite good crowds. The band did various gigs and under the management of Richard Bishop the band made an album for Fallout Records in 1983 called "URBAN DOGS", recorded at Silo Studios, west London. The album reached number 7 in the Indie charts in April 1983. The band released two singles form the album, "NEW BARBARIANS" and "LIMO LIFE" with the UK SUBS classic "WARHEAD" on the B-side). Other tracks on the album included the New York Dolls' "HUMAN BEING", Iggy Pop's "I WANNA BE YOUR DOG", plus Vibrators' covers "SEX KICK" and "DRAGNET". Various tours and gigs followed, all in England. In 1985 the band recorded its second album "NO PEDIGREE" at Electrorhythm Studios in north London for Flicknife Records. Tracks on this album were "WANNA WORLD", "THE WORD", plus covers of such songs as John Lennon's "COLD TURKEY", Marc Bolan's "CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION", and Bobby Boris P

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